Coproduced by the Nuits de Fourvière Festival (Lyon) and the Tohu, la Cité des arts du cirque (Montreal), Séquence
8
was performed for the first time at the Montréal Complètement Cirque Festival in 2012 and went on to be performed nearly 400 more times, reaching 300,000 spectators in 17 countries. The show was directed by Shana Carroll and Sébastien Soldevila. In April 2015, the show completed a three-year tour with a two-week run at the
New York City Cente
r.

Created first in 2012 for the 60th anniversary of the Auditorio Nacional de Mexico, this original, family-oriented production was remounted in the same performance hall in 2013. A 45-minute version was performed more than 150 times at the Feria de León in Léon, Mexico, in 2013 and 2014.

Directed by Shana Carroll and Sébastien Soldevila, the show was performed 300 times between 2009 and 2013.

La Vie
opened in New York with 100 shows in a
Spiegeltent
, before embarking on an international tour. The show was initially coproduced by
Spiegelworld
and Ross Mollison.

In 2004, The 7 Fingers were invited to inaugurate the TOHU (Montreal), the first circular performance hall in North America.
Loft
was performed for the opening of the Bourse Rideau showcase event in Quebec City. A documentary by Sogestalt Television on the company featuring excerpts of
Loft
was broadcast internationally on the channel TV5 Monde. Over the course of 11 years, the show was performed nearly 900 times for more than 300,000 spectators.

In 2015, The 7 Fingers led the choreography and movement direction of
Peter Pan 360
[6]
in the United States. Presented in the Threesixty Theatre, a 360-degree stage within a 100-foot high structure,
Peter Pan
was directed by Thom Sutherland with original music by Benjamin Wallfisch.

In 2013, the company collaborated on
Queen of the Night
, creating the circus elements of the production, which played at the Diamond Horseshoe supper club in New York for more than 300 shows. The show was a fusion of theatre, music, circus, cuisine, and design.

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Monday, October 2, 2017

Anyone who is interested in space exploration has known about SpaceX for a while now. It seems as though Elon Musk is receiving praise every other day about his contributions to science. But does anyone remember NASA? Likely, most people think NASA is just history now. Thankfully, it’s far from that. For those who don’t already know, NASA has been designing and building a rocket larger and more powerful than any other before it. It’s called the Space Launch System, and the hope is that it will bring people to Mars. But who is in the lead in the race to Mars, NASA or SpaceX? Who is going to win? That’s what I am going to try to answer in this blog.

For years, I’ve supported NASA over SpaceX, so there may be a small amount of bias in this blog despite my efforts to eliminate it. Recently, I was looking online at SpaceX rockets with the intent of replicating them in a game called Kerbal Space Program. While I was looking, I saw a size comparison of some smaller rockets, a Saturn V, and another huge rocket.

I noticed first how small the Falcon Heavy looked when compared to the biggest rocket ever built. Then I looked right, and I saw the behemoth that I soon discovered was called the Interplanetary Transport System. I did some research on it, and now I’m here.

Okay, now to address the million dollar question. Who will get to mars first? It’s a lot harder to predict than it seems. So many separate factors go into a Mars mission that your guess is as good as mine.

Based on background knowledge and a bit of research, I have come to believe that NASA and its SLS will get there first. Why do I think NASA is ahead? I have three reasons. One, NASA is working with Boeing, perhaps the greatest aeronautics company ever, to build the SLS and the capsule that is going to ride atop it. Two, NASA has had more experience with this kind of work than any other organization. Third, they are the closest to having a completed rocket. Spacex is an amazing company, nobody can deny that. However, they have not really accomplished anything “new”. Yes, they made a reusable propulsion-based recovery system (big tube thingy that landed straight up on a boat) but that is about it. On the other hand, when we look at Boeing and the companies that comprise it, we see the entire history of manned spaceflight. The first three launch vehicles used by NASA weren’t made by Boeing, but all the other components?

Mercury Capsule: McDonnell Aircraft, merged with Boeing in 1997

Gemini Capsule: McDonnell Aircraft

Saturn I series launch vehicles: Douglas Aircraft Co., merged with McDonnell in 1967

Saturn V: Boeing, Douglas, and North American Aviation, bought by Boeing in 1996

Apollo CSM: Rockwell International, formed with NAA and Rockwell

Space Shuttle Orbiter: Boeing, Rockwell International

NASA has had tons of experience working with Boeing, and it is even receiving some funding from Boeing. That leads us to the next reason. NASA has been exploring space since exploring space started. They’ve put men on the moon and rovers on Mars. Combine the discoveries made during these ventures, and you have a rough mission plan for a manned Mars landing. Finally, the matter of actual physical progress comes in. NASA has just recently finished assembly of the core stage of the SLS. Meanwhile, SpaceX just announced that they will be phasing out the Falcon rockets and its Dragon capsule to focus their efforts on the ITS and the BFR (Big F***ing Rocket, no joke) which they have just seemed to have finalized. That being said, it’s not as if SpaceX isn’t making strides. They’ve brought the 1950’s dream of VTOL rockets to life, as well as developing more efficient systems to recover the launch vehicle. Unfortunately, this is more focused in the private sector. This blog, however, is not. If it were, it’d be about Virgin Galactic shattering everyone’s dreams on the side of a mountain and Blue Origin, whose rocket looks so inappropriate it shouldn’t even be allowed to fly. Anyway, the race to Mars.

It is impossible to tell for sure who is leading the pack, but based on my research, it’s NASA. I encourage you all to do research of your own, but beware of biased sources. Who is winning now? Who do you think will win in the long run? I want to hear your ideas.

In my opinion, NASA and SpaceX are on completely different missions here, NASA's goal is to put a man on Mars and bring him back. SpaceX's goal is colonizing, putting a man on Mars and keeping him there indefinitely. You may be able to compare them on who is gonna get there first, but SpaceX doesn’t need to be faster than NASA, heck SpaceX could use data from NASA to assist in their missions, making theirs much safer. SpaceX needs to be careful, their mission doesn’t have a way back if they mess it up. They need to know a lot about the conditions if they are gonna be going their and staying.These two groups are also working together a lot, as described in the article that I will link in the end of this comment. Neither cares who does it first, They just care that it happens. However, while NASA will be the first there, they won’t be the last. As the article says, “The whole idea is that NASA is at the point of a spear.” This won’t be a competition, it will be a group effort. So to answer the question, NASA and SpaceX won’t be first, humans will.
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